June 2007 - Posts
Posted Friday, June 29, 2007 6:59 PM
I love a good wedding song! There's nothing like turning up the music in your room, prancing around with a towel/veil on your head and lip-synching to some great tunes. So, for your listening pleasure, the following are some of my all-time favorite songs
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Posted by
Shoshie
Filed under: Songs
Posted Thursday, June 28, 2007 5:51 PM
If there is one thing I will never be mistaken for it is a buff bride. I can be a flexible bride, a cute bride, a curvy bride, even a "I can do one minute of criss-crosses" bride. But buff? Uh uh. I've been taking Pilates classes for the last two years
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Posted by
Shoshie
Filed under: Exercise
Posted Wednesday, June 27, 2007 5:02 PM
When I was growing up, one of my favorite things to read was Mad Magazine's " Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions ." An example would be: Question: (from a waiter, to a husband and wife) Table for how many? Answer: 112 -- we like to change seats every
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Posted by
Shoshie
Filed under: Advice
Posted Tuesday, June 26, 2007 6:21 PM
Last night I went in search of the elusive hostess gift. I thought the task would be simple: purchase some token of appreciation for the six women (my aunt, my father's girlfriend, two bridesmaids and their mothers) who are throwing me my very first bridal
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Posted by
Shoshie
Filed under: Shower
Posted Monday, June 25, 2007 7:47 PM
"Can you tell me which of my friends is on the list so I know who I can talk to about the wedding?" This was a request I received this morning from my grandmother as I was heading out the door to come to work. I looked back at her and said: "everyone
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Posted by
Shoshie
Filed under: Guests
Posted Friday, June 22, 2007 4:42 PM
I always loved reading novels about weddings: mysteries where the groom ended up dead; comedies where the bride slowly slipped into madness; and historical fiction about brides in other times and places. I figured in the pages of these works of fiction
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Posted by
Shoshie
Filed under: Books
Posted Thursday, June 21, 2007 6:34 PM
Happily, I can now return to the land of the pre-honeymoon trip report. When last we saw our couple, they had just reached the pier in Barcelona. Adam and I are both used to getting to the cruise ship early (to be able to book spa appointments and have
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Posted Wednesday, June 20, 2007 7:40 PM
While flipping through the TV this morning before work, I stumbled across an ad for an upcoming show on Lifetime called " Side Order of Life " The tag: Someone's got to save her from her picture-perfect life. The premise: Ever get an unexplainable sign
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Posted by
Shoshie
Filed under: TV
Posted Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:13 PM
Before I had this ring on my finger I was usually able to go through an entire day without using any of the following words: wedding, bride, invitation, fiance, honeymoon, ketubbah. No. Really. I could do it. Now when I meet people I’m not “Shoshana,
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Posted by
Shoshie
Filed under: name
Posted Monday, June 18, 2007 7:03 PM
My name is Shoshana and I had my first meltdown last night. I never thought I was one to have a wedding-related freak-out. That happened to other brides – not to me. It wasn’t even over anything large … it was over two words on our invitation. Two words.
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Posted by
Shoshie
Filed under: Invitation
Posted Friday, June 15, 2007 6:58 PM
I'm going on a date this weekend. My fiancé doesn't mind --- he's the one I'm going out with. Too often during the engagement period we forget the little things we liked doing before we were sporting bling on our left hand. My fiancé and I used to go
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Posted by
Shoshie
Filed under: Couple time
Posted Thursday, June 14, 2007 2:52 PM
This wedding would not have been possible without the generous support of the Internet. In going over my checklist recently, I was able to trace almost everything involved in this wedding to a Web site. I hadn't thought of how much my life is wrapped
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Posted by
Shoshie
Filed under: Planning
Posted Wednesday, June 13, 2007 2:24 PM
Question: Why can't Jewish weddings happen before sundown on a Saturday? Answer: For the same reason you don't call a Xmas tree a Chanukah bush: It's not Jewish. A Jewish wedding before sundown on a Saturday means it is still the Sabbath. Despite what
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Posted by
Shoshie
Filed under: Shabbat
Posted Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:53 PM
Do they have to match? Will lightening strike me if they don't? Will the wedding be able to go on? You would think the "they" in question would be something huge. It isn’t. The "they" are the bridesmaid dresses. I would say 99.9 percent of the world couldn’t
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Posted by
Shoshie
Filed under: Bridesmaids
Posted Monday, June 11, 2007 2:51 AM
I spent most of the weekend shaking my head. For 21 days this month, The Style Network is having a 21-day "wedding party.” Meaning they are showing (almost) nonstop shows about weddings. Shows with names like "Last Bride Standing,” about a endurance test
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Posted by
Shoshie
Filed under: TV
Posted Thursday, June 07, 2007 2:45 PM
I always wondered if there shouldn’t be a "Wedding Airlines" specifically designed with guests in mind … like not only do you get an inflight movie (" Father of the Bride ," " My Best Friend’s Wedding ," " Seven Brides for Seven Brothers ”) you also get
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Posted by
Shoshie
Filed under: Auf Ruf
Posted Wednesday, June 06, 2007 3:43 PM
Tonight I get to enjoy one of the best parts about being a bride-to-be: The Get-together (GTG). I like to think of GTGs as a support group with martinis (we usually meet at a restaurant). It's chance to schmooze with other brides-to-be – or newlyweds
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Posted by
Shoshie
Filed under: GTG
Posted Monday, June 04, 2007 6:52 PM
One of the pitfalls of a romantic vacation is sometimes reality sets in when you least expect it. When we reached Barcelona everything started great - at first. Our bodies had no idea what time it was, and our legs were grateful to be on solid ground.
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Posted by
Shoshie
Filed under: Honeymoon